English dictionary

lament

/l/@/'m/E/nt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a cry of sorrow and grief

noun.communication

Examples
Their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward.

Synonyms lamentation plaint wail

Source: WordNet 3.0
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

noun.communication

Synonyms coronach dirge requiem threnody

Source: WordNet 3.0
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

noun.communication

Synonyms elegy

Source: WordNet 3.0
Grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries; lamentation; a wailing; a moaning; a weeping.

noun

Source: webster1913

express grief verbally

verb.emotion

Examples
We lamented the death of the child.

Synonyms keen

Source: WordNet 3.0
regret strongly

verb.communication

Examples
We lamented the loss of benefits.

Synonyms bemoan bewail deplore

Source: WordNet 3.0
To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn.

verb

Source: webster1913
To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail.

verb

Source: webster1913